Beret



Dec. 6, 1932. 4 GRUMBACH 1,890,055

BERET Filed July 10, 1931 K NVENTOR 18 Harry firumazk BY H/s ATTORNEYS Patented Dec. 6, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HARRY GRUMBACH, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO SIMON ASCHER & CO., INC., OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW.YORK

BERET Application filed July 10,

My invention relates to berets and particularly to knitted berets.

It has been observed that the wearers of berets roll the berets upwardly from the'edges thereof in order to fit the berets to their heads or to produce a desired effect. However, it is not easy to roll ordinary berets in this manner because when an ordinary beret is thus rolled the edge is oftentimes rolled unevenly, the amount of rolling at some parts of the edge being greater than at other parts. Conse quently, the beret being unevenly rolled does not present a neat and pleasing appearance. A feature of my invention is a knitted beret having an edge portion which may be easily, evenly and neatly rolled.

A second feature resides in knitting the edge of a beret in such manner that a firm rolling edge is provided.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing my beret in use with its edge rolled upwardly on the head of the wearer.

Figure 2- is a plan view of the knitted piece from which the beret is made.

Figure 3 is an enlarged perspective view of portions of the edge of the beret with one part showing the knitting arrangement at the edge, another part showing the rolling edge formed by my invention and a third part showing the edge as rolled by the wearer.

Figure 4: is a sectional view of a piece of flat or jersey knit material and illustrates the natural tendency of pieces knit in this manner to curl or roll at the edges.

Figure 5 is a sectional view illustrating the manner in which the rolling edge is formed on the beret in accordance with my invention.

The beret comprises an arcuately shaped piece 11, the greater part of which is knit with a flat or jersey stitch and has selvage edges 12 and 13. At one edge the piece 11 is knit with rib stitches forming a ribbed portion 14.

At the edge 18 the piece 11 is knit with several rows of purl stitches and inwardly of the stitches 20 is an additional row 21, or several rows, also knit with a purl stitch.

In forming the beret the selvage edges 12 and 18 are joined by an interlocking stitch,

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the seam which is formed by oining the edges 12 and 18 extending at the portion of the beret which is adapted to rest on the back of the head of the wearer. The loops of the stitches of ribbed portion 14 are joined, as by an overcast stitch 16 or by sewing, to a crocheted ring 17 which forms the crown of the beret.

lVhen an article is knit with a fiat or ersey stitch the tension of the stitches is greater at one side 23 of the article than at the op posite side 24:. As a result, there is a natural tendency for such stitches to cause the article to curl or roll at the edges, as illustrated in Figure 4, and the consequent natural roll is apt to be uneven. This natural roll, being uneven, increases the difficulty of rolling the edge of a beret evenly and neatly to fit it to the head of a wearer.

However, when a beret is knitted in accordance with my invention the resulting curl or roll is limited by the arrangement of the purl stitches at the edge 18 of the article. The rows 20 of purl stitches act, in eifect, to stiffen the edge of the beret somewhat, and as a result the natural curl or roll caused by the greater tension at the upper side of the jersey stitches between the purled rows 20 and 21 is substantially even all along the edge of the beret. When the edge 18 curls or rolls naturally the rows 20 of purl stitches engage the row or rows 21 of purl stitches, as shown in Figure 5, thus limiting the amount of the natural roll so that the resulting roll is even along the edge of the article. The rows 20 of purl stitches being turned over upon the row 21 by the natural curling of the beret at its edge form a cordlike basis or welt 25 for rolling the edge of the article as much as may be desired to fit the article to the head of the wearer. When the beret is completed and pressed the cordlike rolling base or welt 25 is firmly maintained.

The left-hand part of Figure 3 shows a portion of the edge 18 extended to illustrate the arrangement of the purl stitches, the central part of the figure shows the welt or cordlike rolling base 25 formed by the rows of purl stitches. The right-hand part of Figure 3 shows the edge of the beret rolled upon the welt 25 formed by the rows of purl stitches, the resulting roll 26 extending around the head of the wearer.

It will be seen from the above description that a beret made in accordance with my invention may easily be rolled at its edge as is the custom. Because of thearrangementof v purl stitches 20 and 21 which limit the natural rolling tendency of the knit edge and provide a firm rolling base or Welt, the rolled edge 7 26 of the beret is even and neat and presents a pleasing appearance.

Although my invention has been described as embodied in a'beret, it is to be understood that it is also applicable to other knit articles,

such as golf stockings orother hosiery, jerseys, sweaters, or OtheIfiIlilGlGsWhlCh in use are customarily rolled at their edges.

I claim 1. A knitted article comprising a piece of fiat or jersey knit material having a natural tendency to curl at an edge and provided With a row of purl stitches for limiting the curling of said edge.

2. In a beret comprising a piece of flator jersey knit material which has a natural tendency to curl or roll at an edge thereof; a plurality of purl knitv stitches along said edge for stiflening thelatte-r and causing the said edge to curl or roll evenly; and a row of purl knit stitches adjacent said edge and spaced from said plurality of rows of stitch-es.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specificat'ionsthis 8th day. of July, 1931. j

' l-IARRY' GRUMBACH. 

